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What we know as Flávio Bolsonaro lands in US after election loss

BBC News •
October 28, 2026 • 04:30 PM
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The BBC's Ione Wells unpacks Bolsonaro's journey to Miami after losing Brazil's presidential election and facing a passport surrender order.

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Flávio Bolsonaro landed near Miami with his family after his defeat in Brazil’s presidential election. The US state department has told the BBC it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family. Before he left Brazil, the country's Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation. Bolsonaro has not been charged and has denied the allegations.

The BBC's Ione Wells unpacks the journey to a Miami-area airport.

Read more about Brazil's election and Bolsonaro's journey to the US here .

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